J. Evan Bonifant

Acting

Born August 19, 1985, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

J. Evan Bonifant (born August 19, 1985) is an American actor. As a child actor, he played small parts on television shows such as One Life to Live and starred in several films, including the lead role in Todd Haynes's Dottie Gets Spanked in 1993. His most notable role was that of Tum Tum, for which he was nominated the Young Artist Award in 1994 in 3 Ninjas Kick Back. He portrayed ten-year-old Buster Blues in Blues Brothers 2000. In 2008, Bonifant portrayed the role of Jerko Phoenix in the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place.

Filmography

• 2018Tennesee Goblin — Writer
• 2016The List — Winston
• Steam Room Stories
• 2008Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School — Jerko Phoenix
• Wizards of Waverly Place — Jerko Phoenix
• 2001Summer of Camp Caprice — Sasha (voice)
• The Nightmare Room — Chris
• As Told by Ginger — Sasha (voice)
• Nikki — Pud
• 1998Blues Brothers 2000 — Buster Blues
• 1998Breakout — Joe Hadley
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Kevin
• King of the Hill — (voice)
• My Wildest Dreams
• 19943 Ninjas Kick Back — Tum Tum
• Touched by an Angel — Steven
• Diagnosis: Murder — Nicky
• 1993Dottie Gets Spanked — Steven Gale
• Law & Order — Joey Reynolds
• Full House — Kenny